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title: "Specialist IVF Services for NHS Mid and South Essex CCGs"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032529"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CCG"
published: "2022-03-23"
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# Specialist IVF Services for NHS Mid and South Essex CCGs

Buyer: NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CCG  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032529

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## Summary

The procurement process for Specialist IVF Services is led by multiple NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in Mid and South Essex, specifically NHS Castle Point and Rochford, NHS Southend, NHS Basildon & Brentwood, NHS Thurrock, and NHS Mid Essex. This contract, which falls under the health services industry category, is currently in the Award stage and was officially awarded on 23rd March 2022. The contract is structured as an open tender procedure, with a total estimated value of £10,513,008 over a four-year period, commencing from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2026.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and fertility services, particularly those capable of providing specialist fertility treatments. Companies that are well-suited to compete include established healthcare providers, fertility clinics, and organisations with experience in delivering community health services. The estimated annual expenditure of £2,628,252 indicates a robust market for service providers, creating potential for business growth and expanded service offerings within the NHS framework.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authorities; NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Basildon & Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") sought suitably qualified providers for the provision of Specialist Fertility Services within Mid and South Essex. The Authority invited providers to respond to this opportunity as required and described within the published tender. The service will be available to all patients registered with the CCGs and who qualify to receive these Specialist Fertility Services from the 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2026. As a result of this procurement process, the Authority intend to award contracts with up to 10 providers total. The service is being procured on an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, please see document 3d, Tariff Information. Forecast annual expenditure is based on activity data from 2019/20 aggregate spend. Therefore the forecasted aggregate expenditure for 2022/23 is PS 2,628,252.00 GDP per annum. The aggregate indicative contract value for the term of 4 years is PS10,513,008.00. It is noted that this figure is subject to increase or decrease based upon actual service provision and activity cost. The Authority may wish to expand services during the lifetime of the contract. Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such modifications would be by the addition or reduction of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice, in line with the Authority's Fertility Policies and NICE guidelines. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract to include services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in Find a Tender Service in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract award is made to 7 Providers (listed below) for provision of Specialist Fertility Services across Mid and South Essex. The contract term is four years, commencing 1st April 2022 and expiring on 31st March 2026, The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in Find a Tender Service in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007823-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CCG |
| Additional buyers | NHS BASILDON AND BRENTWOOD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS MID ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS SOUTHEND CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS THURROCK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | RAYLEIGH |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS6 7QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | BOURN BIOSCIENCE; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; CARE FERTILITY GROUP; CREATE FERTILITY; GUY'S AND ST THOMAS'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; HERTS & ESSEX FERTILITY CENTRE; IVI LONDON WIMPOLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2022 at 09:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007823-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk/
- https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk/
- https://midessexccg.nhs.uk/
- https://southendccg.nhs.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:626842-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/

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